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| Gov. James E. "Big Jim" Folsom |
APRIL 21, 2011
Local weather reporter Harry Ellis reported .20 inches of rain on April 11, 2011 and .45 inches of rain on April 15, 2011.
The Conecuh County Commission
approved Conecuh Woods’ application to construct a landfill between Repton and
Range by a 3-2 vote on Monday.
During a special meeting
Monday morning at the Conecuh County Government Center in downtown Evergreen,
commissioners Wendell Byrd, Jerold Dean and Leonard Millender cast the deciding
“yes” votes in favor of the landfill application.
Commissioners Hugh Barrow and
D.K. Bodiford cast “no” votes against the application.
Monday’s meeting began a few
minutes after 9 a.m. and was held before a standing-room-only crowd in the
commission’s meeting chamber on the ground floor of the courthouse.
After an opening prayer by
Byrd, who also serves as the commission’s chairman, and the Pledge of
Allegiance, County Attorney Richard Nix began the meeting by suggesting that
the commission vote on the application by roll call vote, a method of voting in
which each commissioner would either answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ when his name was
called by county administrator, Judy Covan.
Earl Lavon Thompson, 63, of Evergreen was fatally injured when he was struck by a train Monday at 9:43 a.m. at the railroad crossing near the intersection of West Front Street and Belleville Street in Evergreen.
33 YEARS AGO
APRIL 21, 1988
Local weather reporter Earl Windham reported .10 inches of rain on April 12 and 1.34 inches on April 18. He reported a high temperature of 83 degrees on April 16 and lows of 42 on April 12 and April 13.
Three new fire departments have recently been established in the county at Paul, Brooklyn and Sand Cut. Memorandums of understanding and agreements of mutual aid were signed by the Alabama Forestry Commission, Conecuh County Commission and the three new fire chiefs. Taking part were Mrs. Katie Sue Burt, chairperson of the county commission, and Leonard Fialko, representing the AFC, Joe Findley, chief of Brooklyn Fire Department, Butch Cobb, secretary, and Clayton Cobb, chief of Paul Fire Department, and Bobby Edgars, chief of Sand Cut Fire Department. This brings to 18 the number of fire departments in the county, all volunteer.
William Carson Green, 71, of Ridge Road and Washington, Castleberry, died Tues., April 12, in a Brewton hospital. He was a prominent citizen of Castleberry and member of a well-known family. He served as postmaster for a number of years and was a member of the Castleberry United Methodist Church.
Conecuh Inns, Inc. announced Vincent W. Henderson as General Manager and Master Chef of the Evergreen Inn.
55 YEARS AGO
APRIL 21, 1966
Miss Betty Baggett, a Repton
High School 4-H’er, won top honors at the 21st annual Conecuh County 4-H and
FFA Fat Calf Show here Monday. Betty’s fine Polled Hereford took the Grand
Championship.
Jerald Padgett, a FFA
exhibitor from Evergreen High School, showed the Reserve Champion, also a
Polled Hereford.
Former Governor John
Patterson brings his campaign for a second term to Conecuh County today with a
major address scheduled in Evergreen this afternoon at four o’clock.
Patterson’s address will be
from a bandstand in No-Man’s Land, downtown parking area. Prior to his talk,
Rebe Gosdin and his Sunny Valley Gang will entertain the crowd.
Charles C. Higdon, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Higdon, Rt. 2, Box 34, Evergreen, was commissioned an Army second
lieutenant after graduating from the Infantry Officer Candidate School, Fort
Benning, Ga., April 14.
The 23-year-old officer is a
1960 graduate of Evergreen High School.
Burglars hit Gas District for over $1,500: Burglars cracked the safe at Conecuh-Monroe Counties Gas District here Thursday night and got away with over $1,500; however most of the loot was in checks that already bore the District’s “for deposit only” endorsement.
72 YEARS AGO
APRIL 21, 1949
Castleberry Girl’s Calf Is Grand Champ Conecuh County Fat Calf Show: It was ladies first at the Fourth Annual Conecuh County Fat Calf Show in Evergreen Monday. Miss Jeanell Booker, Castleberry 4-H Club, owned and exhibited the Grand Champion 1,000-pound Hereford Steer, and her sister, Angie, copped third place in the show. The girls thought it a fitting climax for their brother, Isaac, to own the Reserve Champion of the show.
Governor Folsom Inspects Brooklyn Road Saturday: Following his speech in the Conecuh County Courthouse last Sat., April 16, Gov. James E. Folsom was conducted on a tour of the State Highway to Brooklyn. Resurfacing operations preparatory to blacktopping the entire 20 miles to Brooklyn are now underway. Accompanied by County Solicitor Edwin Page and State Senators Broughton Lambreth of Tallapoosa County and R.G. Kendall Jr. of Conecuh, the governor examined the new bridge across Bottle Creek, which has just been completed at a cost upward of $40,000.
The Wonder Show of All Time – In Person – DR. NEFF – Mystifier of Magicians! - presents his original MADHOUSE of MYSTERY – Big Company Ghosts and Gorgeous Girls – Screen Show 9:30 – Stage Show 10:30 – PIX THEATRE – Friday Night, April 22, 1949.
Effective Wednesday, April 20, H.L. Riley
assumed his duties as policeman for the City, succeeding R.Z. Wells, who
resigned last week to enter business for himself. Mr. Riley has been assigned
to daytime duties. He was elected at a special meeting of the City Council held
Monday morning.
Mr. Riley is no novice at
this job, he having served the City in this capacity for a number of years once
before.
86 YEARS AGO
APRIL 18, 1935
Rabid Dogs Cause Fear Among
Citizens: During the past week, the discovery of a number of rabid dogs in
Evergreen and vicinity has caused much apprehension among citizens and has
caused city and county officials to put on a special drive to have all dogs vaccinated
or confined.
According to Dr. E.L. Kelly,
health officer, four positive cases of rabies among dogs have been found, three
of these positive cases were found by laboratory tests at the State Health
Department after heads of the dogs had been sent in for examination.
Dr. Kelly reports that four
persons have been bitten by these rabid dogs and four others otherwise exposed.
Strawberries Moving At Slow
Pace: Castleberry, April 17 – Carlot shipments of strawberries from
Castleberry, which began April 5, has been going along at a steady but slow
pace.
Through Tues., April 16, only
15 cars had gone north. The major reason for the slow movement is generally
ascribed to the heavy rains and cold weather.
Burglar Attempts To Get In Davis Store: An attempt was made by a burglar or burglars to gain entrance to the store of Davis Grocery Co. on Tuesday night of this week. Upon arriving at the store early Wednesday morning, Mr. Davis discovered that the lock on the front door had been tampered with. He also discovered that the burglar had tried to gain entrance at a rear door which opened into a passage to Robinson’s Garage.
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